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Juventus find out their 2020/21 Champions League group stage opponents

By James Cormack

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 06: The Juventus club crest on the first team home shirt displayed with the official Adidas UEFA Champions League match ball on May 6, 2020 in Manchester, England (Photo by Visionhaus)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 06: The Juventus club crest on the first team home shirt displayed with the official Adidas UEFA Champions League match ball on May 6, 2020 in Manchester, England (Photo by Visionhaus) /
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Juventus will take on holders Chelsea, Russian champions Zenit and Swedish outfit Malmo in the 2021/22 iteration of the Champions League group stage.

The Bianconeri scraped into this season’s competition courtesy of Napoli’s 1-1 draw at home to Hellas Verona on the final day of the 2020/21 Serie A season. Juve’s simultaneous 4-1 triumph over Bologna propelled them into Europe’s premier competition at the Neapolitans’ expense.

However, Massimiliano Allegri, who guided Juve to a pair of Champions League finals during his first spell at the club, will have his work cut out if his side are to progress beyond the group stage. Thomas Tuchel’s Premier League-chasing Chelsea will be considered the favourites to progress from Group H, while a tough away trip to Zenit beckons for the Bianconeri.

Nevertheless, it’s a draw Juventini would’ve taken beforehand.

As for the other Serie A teams, last season’s Scudetto victors, Inter Milan, will face Real Madrid in the group phase for the second consecutive year. The two supergiants are joined by Roberto De Zerbi’s Shakhtar Donetsk and first-timers FC Sheriff in Group D.

Atalanta will face Manchester United, Europa League winners Villarreal and Swiss champions Young Boys in Group F.

AC Milan, meanwhile, will have to get past both Atletico Madrid and Liverpool in Group B if they’re to advance into the knockout phase. They’re joined by Porto, who beat Juventus over two legs in last season’s quarter-finals. A tough draw on their return to the competition!

2021/22 Champions League full draw

Group A

Manchester City

Paris Saint-Germain

RB Leipzig

Club Brugge

Group B

Atletico Madrid

Liverpool

Porto

AC Milan

Group C

Sporting Club

Borussia Dortmund

Ajax

Besiktas

Group D

Inter Milan

Real Madrid

Shakhtar Donetsk

FC Sheriff

Group E

Bayern Munich

FC Barcelona

Benfica

Dynamo Kyiv

Group F

Villarreal

Manchester United

Atalanta

Young Boys

Group G

Lille

Sevilla

FC Salzburg

Wolfsburg

Group H

Chelsea

Juventus

Zenit

Malmo

2021/22 Champions League Group Stage Matchday Dates

Matchday 1 – 14 & 15 September
Matchday 2 – 28 & 29 September
Matchday 3 – 19 & 20 October
Matchday 4 – 2 & 3 November
Matchday 5 – 23 & 24 November
Matchday 6 – 7 & 8 December

The match calendar for this season’s group stage will be released by Saturday.

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